companionway
a stair or ladder within the hull of a vessel.
the space occupied by this stair or ladder.
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How to use companionway in a sentence
The chinks were red with the outer glow, and a stream of mote-laden sunlight, aslant, came in at the companionway.
The Cruise of the Shining Light | Norman DuncanDropping our knives and forks, we sprang up the companionway.
Left on Labrador | Charles Asbury Stephens“I saw that figure come out of the companionway,” stated Jack.
Boy Scouts in the North Sea | G. Harvey RalphsonJust as Ralph made a dive for the mast and the afterhatch beyond, the captain emerged from the companionway.
Ralph Granger's Fortunes | William Perry BrownThe noise of a crowd surging down the companionway and into the main cabin could be heard.
Ralph Granger's Fortunes | William Perry Brown
British Dictionary definitions for companionway
/ (kəmˈpænjənˌweɪ) /
a stairway or ladder leading from one deck to another in a boat or ship
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